Sunday, March 13, 2011

Ice Cream

"I think, Great-grandad and Kevin," Janie says. She furrows her brow, "And, you and Daddy and Rosie."

I pull around onto Sunset Boulevard. "Really? That's who you'd like to meet out of everyone in the whole world alive or dead?"

She nods. "Yeah." Two in heaven, three on Earth.

"Ok. What if you could have any question answered and know for sure that the answer was TRUE."

She tilts her head, squints, "Hmm." We pull under an overpass. Afternoon sun swells at our back. "This is gonna sound sort of funny," she says, "but I really want to know when," she annunciates with her lips, "they make the donuts." She waves the air, "Do they just use the donuts from the day before? Or do they come in 'bout the middle of the night to make them?"

"Well, that's a good question." I sail us over Paradise Valley, little black pick-up our chariot. "Maybe someday we'll figure it out." We linger in black pick-up's warm belly, then walk in step to the gallery meeting. Full of heaven and donuts and words shared like communion, another moment spins, plunks into a reservoir between us.

your photos today are Rockwell and beautiful, but i'm reeling over #680 and #681 because i stood gape-mouthed at the sink the other day before writing that very same quote on a water-stained post-it note.

of all the sermons in the world, you heard that one, too? i can't tell you how it stung -- and how i'd love to be unpacking it all over coffee with you, friend.

wow! always so enjoy reading! you suck me into your little piece of Heaven, the snapshot of grace-filled moments. I saw Ann's blog first, and she, along with you, has inspired me to begin writing again and create a blog of my own--what a joy! im taking life slower and just drinking in beauty--its purposeful. God and His grace is in everything. LOVE sticky fingers, the rug wiped with disinfectant and stuffed in the washer, love your thoughtfulness on husband shining up countertops with love--this encourages and inspires me to think on what i can be thankful for...my pride bows checkmate--i will have to think on this..i have read others' blogs--you have something special here. thank you SO much, Bethany, for writing and allowing us to be apart!

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Us plus seven now. Family of nine.
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We are an outpost of the Kingdom of God. We want to build a loving, warn, stable family into which the world may come when invited, on our terms, so that our children may learn to recognize evil and minister to hurting people of this world with compassion, and become equipped to answer the enemies of God in the gate of the city when they become adults.